l33dwc
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Just did the same to my fiesta. Only I used red hammerite as I wanted to keep the colour. Would these scans give any info? I can give you the 1991 range spec for all fiestas. I will need to dig them out.   I am slowly doing a thread on my fiesta. |
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Current fleet
1991 Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus - The garaged queen
2003 Shogun 3.3 DiD - The family truck and general dogsbody
2004 Audi A4 1.8t.- Project that needs Mot
2007 Nissan Note 1.4 - Business car 1
2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Auto - Business car 2
2014 Toyota Yaris 1.4 - Business cars 3
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Managed to find the missing decal from the boot. It claims to be an original item, although doesn't look like an exact match to me. Not sure I'm that bothered, at least I have managed to reinstate its 'Bonus' status. On that note, I've been trying to find more info on the different specs of fiestas at this time, but can't really find much. Just wondered what 'Bonus' means, and how this might be different from a 'Popular' or even 'Popular Plus'. I'd see if you can find an old Fiesta brochure online, that should hopefully give you all the specifications for each model. I got a brouchure off eBay for my Fiat Uno, for only a couple of quid. Like the alloys on your Fiesta by the way, when I used to share a N reg 1.3 mk3 Fracatti with my ex years ago. I always wanted a set of those! ours was similar to this one below.  An on that, the only differences over the base models. Was fancy wheel trims, rear wash wipe. Sunroof, metallic paint. Electric windows, and central locking. Pretty swish, until the electric windows packed up, cost me a fair bit to fix those  Thanks for this, will have a look through eBay to see what there is. I like these wheels too, but will probably get bored in the future. I assumed they were escort wheels, although saw some on a fiesta RS1800 the other day (not sure they were original though). Thanks for the picture...it seems lots of people had a fiesta at some point! |
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Just did the same to my fiesta. Only I used red hammerite as I wanted to keep the colour. Would these scans give any info? I can give you the 1991 range spec for all fiestas. I will need to dig them out. I am slowly doing a thread on my fiesta. Thanks for posting these. They do give some excellent information. I love some of the things they list on there as 'features'. I'm surprised they didn't list 'air in tyres' to make the list longer! |
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Look forward to another fiesta thread;
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May 18, 2020 18:20:30 GMT
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Not a huge amount to report. Not driven it much due to lockdown.
Added some silver trim to look a little more fancy. The suspension has settled a bit.
Hope everyone is keeping their sanity at the moment!
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May 18, 2020 18:21:03 GMT
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May 18, 2020 20:05:46 GMT
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Looking nice mate, did view this thread before signing up to double check my wheels would fit!
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bstardchild
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1991 Mk3 Fiesta 1.0 Bonus bstardchild
@bstardchild
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May 18, 2020 21:40:37 GMT
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I remember my Fiesta 1.0 MK I Popular Plus had an extra 5bhp from a slightly higher compression ratio but I’m sure there were other minor differences
Great little car but rubbish on fuel (probably cos I drove it flat out everywhere)
BBJ 231Y I’m pretty sure has be turned into bean cans by now
Anyway nice looking Fiesta - don’t ever remember that colour being commonplace - they seemed to all be white, red, hearing aid beige or wedgewood blue
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Looking nice mate, did view this thread before signing up to double check my wheels would fit! Hi, yes they do fit well. I have 185/50/14 tyres. They did catch the inner arch ever so slightly on full lock. I've put 5mm spacers on all round and they are fine. Looking forward to updates on yours. |
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I remember my Fiesta 1.0 MK I Popular Plus had an extra 5bhp from a slightly higher compression ratio but I’m sure there were other minor differences Great little car but rubbish on fuel (probably cos I drove it flat out everywhere) BBJ 231Y I’m pretty sure has be turned into bean cans by now Anyway nice looking Fiesta - don’t ever remember that colour being commonplace - they seemed to all be white, red, hearing aid beige or wedgewood blue [br I wouldn't mind an extra 5bhp! I don't find the fuel consumption too bad. I know what you mean about the driving style, they do seem to command a heavy right foot. Just keep your foot down all the time! I'm not certain, but I thought this was Wedgewood blue. |
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Inspired by rwilson, thought I would check out my battery tray and tidy it up.
Some surface rust but nothing serious to report. Took it back to bare metal on the rust spots and added hydrate 80.
Not body colour at the moment as didn't have any, but can rectify this in the future. Just glad it was solid!
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Looks brill mate much better than the usual bubbles and rust, small details count 👍🏼
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Looks brill mate much better than the usual bubbles and rust, small details count 👍🏼 Thanks, obviously body colour would be better. Felt a bit like Ed China spraying it black! |
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cjj
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That looks lovely I prefer it without the fog lamps, they are the floor pan and mechanicals as the 1st generation KA's if you are after mechanical upgrades this is a good place to start for affordable parts. Sort of. The Ka and Puma share with the Mk3.5 Fiesta which, I recall, did have some subtle differences (seat mountings being one of them), so there may be some differences. Likely to be able to pick up some cheap coilovers, which would be useful for dialling in the just-about-right OEM looking arch gap. |
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frodo
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That looks lovely I prefer it without the fog lamps, they are the floor pan and mechanicals as the 1st generation KA's if you are after mechanical upgrades this is a good place to start for affordable parts. Sort of. The Ka and Puma share with the Mk3.5 Fiesta which, I recall, did have some subtle differences (seat mountings being one of them), so there may be some differences. Likely to be able to pick up some cheap coilovers, which would be useful for dialling in the just-about-right OEM looking arch gap. Important to remember that mk3 and mk3.5 shocks (and coilovers) are a different width at the bottom where they go into the hub, with mk3.5 being wider. Can recommend upgrading to mk3.5 hubs as they have a much stronger wheel bearing (different outer CVs too). |
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cjj
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Sort of. The Ka and Puma share with the Mk3.5 Fiesta which, I recall, did have some subtle differences (seat mountings being one of them), so there may be some differences. Likely to be able to pick up some cheap coilovers, which would be useful for dialling in the just-about-right OEM looking arch gap. Important to remember that mk3 and mk3.5 shocks (and coilovers) are a different width at the bottom where they go into the hub, with mk3.5 being wider. Can recommend upgrading to mk3.5 hubs as they have a much stronger wheel bearing (different outer CVs too). Probably better availability too. Still a lot of Ka/Puma/Mk5 fiestas out there, but not a lot of Mk3s. This usually translates well to prices too. |
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Thanks for all the comments.
I put a few miles on this yesterday and really enjoyed it. Put my bike in the back and went cycling around Bala lake and Lake vyrnwy (Wales).
I was pushing it / enjoying the drive back and noticed a slight issue. The car pulls to the right when accelerating hard and puts to the left when slowing suddenly. It does this if I lift off, not just when pressing the pedal.
Some quick research suggests the following for accelerating:
There are numerous causes for torque steer, including a tie rod with too much slick, a ball joint that has too much movement or a deteriorating lower control-arm bushing. More complicated causes include an unequal drive shaft angle caused by an engine or suspension that isn’t level.
And the following for braking/slowing:
the brake system is working as expected, the pull when applying the brakes could be caused by worn suspension parts shifting position. For example, lower control arm bushings that need replacing may allow the arm to move when braking, subsequently changing the position of the wheel and causing the vehicle to pull to one side.
A common symptom of worn suspension parts is a quick pull on the steering wheel when the brakes are applied which subsides as they're released. Throughout a car's lifetime, most of the suspension system will need replacing. As the parts become worn, they often cause the car to pull to the left or right as they shift or lean to one side.
Can anyone offer any advice on how I can investigate further? Particularly interested if you have experience of these cars.
Thanks very much
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Jul 22, 2020 12:08:41 GMT
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It was the lower suspension arm causing the issue...all of the rubber bushes were pretty shot. 22 quid and a couple of hours on the spanners sorted it. No more scary 'torque steer' 😀😀😀
Got the other side to do at a later, should be much quicker now I know what I am doing. it's still a pleasure to work on this car, it encourages you to have a go at things yourself and usually rewards you with a satisfying fix.
Still considering some new wheels and tyres with a bigger profile (50 is pretty harsh). Currently winning a set on eBay, but will see what the week brings!
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